I wanted the highest performance pc with recent hardware and software but was trying to aim under $1500. I am willing to do something between $1500 to $1800 for a gaming build. I want to get the cheapest but best high performance rates on my hardware. Here is my idea:

Admirable

A few things. Grab that monitor immediately. That's a fantastic deal for it. As for the PSU, you definitely don't need 850 Watts. 750 Will fit an OC quite comfortably and leaves plenty of room for expansion. The founders edition is a pretty poor card if you want high-performance/OC'ing capacity. As for the keyboard, the MX blue switches honestly aren't that good for gaming. It's really a subjective matter. You can't go wrong with the fantastically priced $55 Cherry MX Red board from Corsair.

Was able to fit in a MUCH larger/better quality SSD, an additional 1 TB of HDD space, a higher-tier 1070 Ti, a case with MUCH more room/airflow built-in (no need for that noctua case fan), and a cooler that is far more compatible with RAM layouts. All at or around the same price as you initially specced out (after factoring in the mouse etc.) One question though- If you don't need the built-in wifi of the board, you could save around $40 and still get a decent quality Z370 board.

A few things. Grab that monitor immediately. That's a fantastic deal for it. As for the PSU, you definitely don't need 850 Watts. 750 Will fit an OC quite comfortably and leaves plenty of room for expansion. The founders edition is a pretty poor card if you want high-performance/OC'ing capacity. As for the keyboard, the MX blue switches honestly aren't that good for gaming. It's really a subjective matter. You can't go wrong with the fantastically priced $55 Cherry MX Red board from Corsair.

Was able to fit in a MUCH larger/better quality SSD, an additional 1 TB of HDD space, a higher-tier 1070 Ti, a case with MUCH more room/airflow built-in (no need for that noctua case fan), and a cooler that is far more compatible with RAM layouts. All at or around the same price as you initially specced out (after factoring in the mouse etc.) One question though- If you don't need the built-in wifi of the board, you could save around $40 and still get a decent quality Z370 board.